Theodemir (Ostrogothic king)

For people with similarly spelled names, see Theodemir (given name).

Theodemir or Thiudimer was king of the Ostrogoths of the Amal Dynasty, and father of Theoderic the Great.[1] He had two brothers-in-law named Valamir and Videmir.[2] Theodemir was Arian, while his wife Erelieva was Catholic and took the Roman Christian name Eusebia upon her baptism.[3] In the beginning of Theodemir's reign, he ruled together with his brothers-in-law as vassals under Attila the Hun. Most likely settling for this arrangement after his older brother had only managed a rule lasting four years. He eventually consolidated the three Gothic regions in Pannonia under his rule after the death of Vidimir, and later inheriting the lands of the childless Valamir as well. He was married to Erelieva, with whom he had two children: Theoderic (454–526) and Amalafrida. When Theodemir died in 475,[4] Theoderic succeeded him as king over a combined Ostrogothic Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ John N. Deely (7 July 2001). Four ages of understanding: the first postmodern survey of philosophy from ancient times to the turn of the twenty-first century. University of Toronto Press. pp. 181–. ISBN 978-0-8020-4735-9. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  2. ^ Charles William Previté-Orton (24 July 1975). Cambridge Medieval History, Shorter: Volume 1, The Later Roman Empire to the Twelfth Century. CUP Archive. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-0-521-09976-9. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  3. ^ Noel Harold Kaylor; Philip Edward Phillips (3 May 2012), A Companion to Boethius in the Middle Ages, BRILL, pp. 10–, ISBN 978-90-04-18354-4, retrieved 19 January 2013
  4. ^ Joseph Thomas (2010). The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Vol. IV (in Four Volumes): Pro - Zyp. Cosimo, Inc. pp. 2114–. ISBN 978-1-61640-075-0. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
Preceded by King of the Ostrogoths
469–475 		Succeeded by


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